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1、1.prejudice:n.偏见、成见、歧视Womenstillhavetofaceagreatdealofprejudiceintheworkplace.PrejudiceagainstblackpeopleiscommoninmanypartsofAmerica.totheprejudiceof…[正式用法]对…不利、有损于Harrycontinuedtosmoke,totheprejudiceofhishealth.v.使有偏见、使有成见、使不公正地偏向Johnson’spleasantmannerprejudicedth

2、ejuryinhisfavor.Johnson讨人喜欢的举止使陪审团对他产生了偏向。2.stereotype:n.模式化的思想（形象），老一套thestereotypeofawomanwhostaysathomewithchildrenv.常用被动，对…产生成见，把…模式化Homelesspeopleareoftenstereotypedasabunchofalcoholics.3.gloomy:阴郁的、沮丧的、令人沮丧的、幽暗的agloomyfaceagloomystudyagloomyeconomicforecast4.ch

3、eerful:快乐的、兴高采烈的、令人愉快的、令人振奋的acheerfulsmile/faceacheerfulkitchenacheerfulletter5.unsunghero:?6.pettyvs.pretty7.glaring:引人注目的、十分显眼的glaringmistake/error:明显的错误8.omission:省略、遗漏Theomissionofhernamewasnotadeliberateact.aglaringomission:显而易见的严重疏忽9.despitethefactthat…尽管10.pre

4、sencevs.absence11.minorvs.major12.marginalize:使边缘化，使处于不重要并且无权势的地位margin:页边的空白Unemployedyouthslivingonthemarginsofsociety生活在社会边缘的失业青年13.asopposedto:与…形成对照=incontrastwith(to)14.abusive:骂人的、谩骂的drugabuse,childabuse15.deadbeat:AmEinformal:懒鬼、二流子、赖账的人16.merit:v.值得，应得到=dese

5、rveYoursuggestionmeritsseriousconsideration.n.优点、长处、优秀品质17.dubious:不太可靠的、令人生疑的Thisdealsoundshighlydubioustome.这笔交易在我看来十分靠不住。18.gutter:屋檐边的雨水槽，路边的排水沟19.respond:回答、响应、反响Iinivitedhertodinnerbutshedidn'trespond.n.response1.syndrome:综合症2.glowing：热情赞扬的v.发出柔和稳定的光，由于运动或强烈情感面

6、部发红、容光焕发n.光亮、光辉；运动后或兴奋时脸上的红润光泽ahealthyrosyglowinhercheeks3.commitment:n.承诺,保证,献身4.flexibility:灵活性、弹性flexible:灵活的、可变通的；易弯曲的、有弹性的Wecanbeflexibleaboutwhereyouwork.flexitime:弹性工作时间制5.insulting:侮辱的、无礼的v.insult区分:insulate:使绝缘、使隔音、使隔热6.status:法律地位、身份、状况maritalstatus婚姻状况社会地位

7、high/lowstatusstatussymbol:社会地位的象征7.flaunt:夸耀、炫耀InNewYork,therichflounttheirwealthwhilethepoorstarveonthestreets.8.implication:含义、暗示imply9.bythesametoken:出于同样原因、同样地10.entail:使……成为必要、需要、使蒙受、使承担11.thesocietyatlarge全社会theworld/country/publicatlarge全世界/全国/全体民众12.throwupo

8、ne'shand:认输、放弃13.obsolete：废弃的、淘汰的、过时的14.reactionary：反动的、保守的15.discipline:纪律、训练16.acknowledge:承认、公认Heisunwillingtoacknowledgedefeat.